Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-11


&c , shaft Of white marble sixteen feet
high. The inscription is as follows:
ITO the Soldiers of the Southern Con-
federacy. who Sacrificed their Lives IN
a Cause which, though Lost, will al
ways remain dear to their countrymen,
this Monument is erected 10y their adj
mirers and fellow-citizens.
MEMoE1AL-DAY AT YEwBERNE.
There was A handsome observance Of
the dey at Newberne. This afternoon
the battalion of cadets from the Davis
School. La Grange, with It's band, pa
iaded at the Elm City, as did also the
fremen and several societies OF that
historic place. The address was de-
liyered by a distinguished citizen OF
Newberne. Major John Hughes, and
his subject was "The Life and Military
Character of the Late General l.. OBI.
Branch, of Raleigh"
THE OBSERVANCE AT WILMINGTON
was extremely creditable, and was
shared in by thousands OF people.
Colonel Jones, of the Second regiment,
and the Wilmington Light Infantry
paraded. az did also a number of ex-
Confederate veterans Colonel +. W.
Kerchner was chief marshal. The adj
dress was delivered 10y Henry a. Lon
don, ESQ, of PittSboro, the scholarly
editor of the Chatham Record, himself
a gallant soldier.
TIE DAY WE'LL KEPT AT RALEIGH.
The exercises here were OF very APP
prOpriate character, and were carried
out on rather larger scale than usual.
This morning the Bingham cadet bat
talon of four companies, with drum
corps, arrived in command of Col.
Robert Bingham and of Captain Wy
CANT, United States Army, and
was received at the depot by
the Governors Guard, Captain En-
gelhard commanding. The bat
talon, after dress parade and drill at
the cotton platform, marched to the
grounds of the Centennial graded
school, whore the companies competed
for a prize. The battalion was then
entertained by the citizens. At Metro
politan Hall there was in the afternoon
brilliant assemblsge to hear the adj
dress by Hon. William II. II. Cowles,
congressman from the Seventh dis
trict. The subject was tho life and
character of General James b. Cor
. don "a young officer, native Of
Stokes county, who was MORALLY
wounded in 1864 while leading q
charge upon Grants lines. Colonel
Cowles's address was fine one. 1t is
the fourth address based upon the
lives Of North Carolina soldiers which
has been delivered here under the
auspices of the Ladies' Memorial
Association. The other subjects have
been General l.. OBJ. Branch, General
George b. Anderson, and General
BRYAN Grimes. After the exercises at
the hall a procession was formed and
marched to lakewood cemetery, where
the graves were decorated. All the
arrangements. &C., were in charge Of
Chief Marshal j. Il. Hill. A large
number of old soldiers were in the
procession, as were also the Governors
Guard and the Bingham cadets
THE GRAND LODGE !. O. o. Z.
assembled here at 8 o'clock this eve
ming in annual session. 1t was called
to order by Cornelius E. Edwards, of
Raleigh, grand master. The other of
fcers present were W. A. Bobbitt, ID.
G. NJ; Rev. J. Ii. Gordon, G. W.; b.
II. Wcodell, G. S.; Richard J. Jones,
G. r.; n. h. Richardson, q. NJ; Rev.
n. NJ. Jurney, G.. G. 1t is the forty
fourth annual ression. Nearly all the
subordinate lodges were found to be re-
presented.
CURRENT NEWS.
Tomorrow two negro men will be
tried at Macon Superior Court for muir
deriDg a man named Phillips. The
crime was committed in Jackson coun-
ty, but upon tine prisoners application
the case was moved.
The claim is made that Wilmington
has now $4,000 population. Raleigh
has close upon 1900, no doubt.
Wilmington has to this date received
over 80. 600 more bales Of cotton than
lastyear.
arORMs.
There were heavy electric storms last
night and early this morning. One
ragged west of here last night, with its
centre near Durham.
Considerable sensation has been
caused in Jones county by grave
robbery. Near divers landing the
graveyard Of the Simmons family was
entered and a cssket removed, no one
knows whittier. The parties who did
the deed were tracked some distance to
q vehicle
Many delegates arrived tonight to
attend the Episcopal Convention OF the
diocese of North Carolina, which meets
here tomorrow afternoon.
The Ex-Confederate Survivors Ass0-
citation met here to-day. Congressman
Cowles was enrolled as q member. An
invitation was received from Pickett
Buchanan Camp. Confederate Vete-
rams, of Norfolk, Va, to participate in
the memorial ceremonies on the 18th
instant, and a considerable delegation
will attend.
Colonies Cameron and Odds and Cap
tain Engelhard, the judges of the
prize drill of the Bingham cadets here
to-day, gave the prize to Company ID.
4 crIot orov,J uifnaeead tba drill